Course detail
Aircraft Composite Structures
FSI-OKL-A Acad. year: 2024/2025 Winter semester
Students will be acquainted with fundaments of composite materials, their application to structure design, possible technology and basic strength calculation. Topics of micromechanics, macromechanics, joints, stability, quality assurance, application at structure and testing will be presented.
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
4
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Basic knowledge of strength and elastic theory.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Course-unit credit: 90% participation in exercises, completion of all calculated task from exercises. Exam: written test – theoretical background, task calculation
Participation in lectures and exercises. Missed exercises will be compensated by self-study of tasks.
Aims
The goal is to familiarize students with fundaments of composite materials, their application to structure design, possible technology and basic strength calculation.
Student will gain basic knowledge about composite materials, its application to structure design, technology and strength calculation.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-AST-A: Aerospace Technology, Master's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction. Fibres, matrix.
2. Manufacture and component form.
3. Basic characteristics of composites. Micromechanics.
4. Macromechanic. Clasical theory of laminates
5. Capability. Failure criteria.
6. Stability.
7. Sandwich structure.
8. Mechanical property, testing.
9. Properties of composite system.
10. Joining of composite structure.
11. Quality assurance.
12. Airworthiness considerations.
13. Structure Application. Tests.
Laboratory exercise
1 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Testing of mechanical properties.
Exercise
12 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Material selection for application.
2. Mixture rule. Influence of orientation.
3. Lamina stiffness matrix.
4. Laminate stiffness matrix. Stiffness characteristics.
5. Failure criteria.
6. Failure envelope.
7. Bonding joints.
8. Mechanical joints.
9. Stability.
10. Sandwich structure.
11. Repair design.
12. Test design.